PROGRAMMES

Computerisation of Registration Department

Government of Kerala accorded high priority for use of Information Technology for the benefit of common man .The computerisation of the Registration Department has been taken up as a major step towards the e-governance of the state. As part of it the Government would modernise its various departments through the use of Information Technology. It has identified a list of Departments having high level of public interface for priority IT implementation .The Registration Department is one of the departments that top the list.
The objective is to introduce IT in the functioning of the Department so as to impart suitable modification to the century old system. The first intention is to introduce change at the sub Registry office level directly in the registration activity. This will benefit the public at large. It is also intended to benefit office administration buy automating the maintenance of various registers and books of accounts.
On request from the Inspector General of Registration and based on further discussions with the Secretary, information Technology Department, NIC Kerala Center Unit conducted a preliminary study and submitted a project report during September 1999. Subsequently the report was discussed in various forums and Government called for a presentation of the project during December 1999. The meeting was presided over by the Hon: Minister for Registration, Education and Public Works Shri.P.J. Joseph. Administrative Sanction for the project was accorded during Jan 2000.The Software design and development started immediately led to a comprehensive user friendly menu driven software entitled "PEARL" (Package for Effective Administration of Registration Laws)